diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
index 4b65364fb322ebf8ce9c6a8964456532cb8f1eab..32d44290b04f138253077281bfc2ea68425ff192 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ static int fm10k_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	/* re-enable the q_vector */
 	fm10k_qv_enable(q_vector);
 
-	return 0;
+	return min(work_done, budget - 1);
 }
 
 /**